The Last Will
and Testament of Samuel A. Miller of the Town of Claverack in the County
of Columbia deceased.

I Samuel A. Miller of
the Town of Claverack in the County of Columbia Yeoman being of Sound mind
and memory do make this may last Will and Testament in manner following that
is to say, I give and devise unto my two sons Frederick and Samuel all my
real and personal Estate to have and to hold to them their heirs and assigns
the same respectively forever / except my wearing apparel which is to be
equally divided among my other sons, Andrew, Michael, Jacob and Christopher
and the wearing apparel of my wife after her decease to be equally divided
among my four daughters, Regina, Margaret, Elizabeth and Catherine, and the
said Samuel and Frederick in consideration of the above devise shall pay or
cause to be paid unto my four other sons Michael, Andrew, Jacob and
Christopher each the sum of three hundred dollars to be paid to them their
several heirs, executors & administrators at the expiration of two years
after my decease, and the said Frederick and Samuel shall also pay unto my
four daughters, Regina, Margaret, Elizabeth & Catherine each the sum of
three hundred dollars to be paid to them and their heirs at the end of one
year after my decease. It is also my Will that my beloved wife Margaret
shall have the control of the said real estate devised to my said two sons
Frederick and Samuel during the minority of them the said Frederick &
Samuel, and when the youngest of them shall become of age, then the control
of the said real estate shall be vested wholly in them the said Frederick
and Samuel their respective heirs or assigns, and they the said Frederick &
Samuel shall support and maintain my said beloved wife Margaret during her
natural life in a decent becoming manner, if she shall not demand her Dower,
but if she shall elect to take her Dower out of my said estate, then the
said Frederick and Samuel shall not be bound to give her any other support
as her income in that can will be fully sufficient to support her decently
through her life. And the said Frederick & Samuel my said sons shall also
give unto my said two youngest daughters Elizabeth & Catherine the same and
so much as my other daughters have had at their marriages, and the said
Elizabeth and Catharine shall also be permitted to live with them the said
Frederick and Samuel until they shall severally marry, and if they shall
marry before my decease, and I shall give them as much at their marriages as
my other daughters have had then and in such case the said Frederick and
Samuel shall not be bound to pay the same after my decease, the said
Frederick and Samuel are to pay all just debts I may owe at the time of my
decease. And I do hereby appoint Andrew S. Miller, Michael Miller and John
I. Miller executors of this my Last Will & Testament. The words “ReginaMargaretElizabeth and Catherine” first interlined between 16
and 17 lines first page.

Signed Sealed published &
declared by the Testator to be his last will & testament the eighth day of
April in the year one thousand and eight hundred & sixteen.

In presence
of
Samuel A. Miller [L.S.]

Frederick Picktel

John [his X mark] Stickle Junr

John I. Miller

State of New York County
of Columbia / Be it remembered that on the twenty first day of March in the
year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen personally appeared
before me James I. Van Alen Surrogate of the County of Columbia Frederick
Picktel who being duly sworn did depose and say that he saw Samuel A. Miller
execute the preceding instrument as and for his last Will and Testament that
at the time of the Execution thereof he the said Samuel was of sound
disposing mind & memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of this
deponent, and that John Stickle Junr. Made his mark and John I. Miller and
this deponent severally subscribed their names as witnesses thereto in the
presence of the Testator and of each other.